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Fig, you are so articulate, write well and move your readers. Good luck in
the real world.
posted by
benzinha
on March 18, 2004 at 11:36 PM
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So heartbreaking. You and your husband are special folks. Blessings to you all.
posted by
Lynnie
on March 13, 2004 at 2:24 PM
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can't stop crying man you have a way with words. :::sniff sniff::: Hugs ~ Softy
posted by
MySoftHeart
on March 12, 2004 at 3:46 AM
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This one moved me to tears. I feel for Anna so strongly, as I can see myself there, when I was nine, and you really can't know what scum some people are, especially when they are the ones that fathered you. Please hug that little girl for me, and know that you are the parents of her heart.
posted by
telynor
on March 11, 2004 at 11:14 PM
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Fig--
This post was so touching... I am sorry for Anna, and I hope she still has a wonderful birthday. That is a real shame about her parents and I hope they do get their acts together--but I know you have given her something so much more precious than they can.... unconditional love and care. She is fortunate to have you in her life!!! 
posted by
DancesWithWords
on March 10, 2004 at 11:11 PM
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How Heartbreaking
God bless you.
posted by
TAPS.
on March 10, 2004 at 4:24 PM
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Oh yeah, and another thing, (or two)
I cannot help but be angry at her father for all the right reasons and refrain from saying more, but this:
Your cake, present, and the attendance of her friends will pale in comparison to your love for her. I have no grounds to know whereof I speak personally, but I believe enough in humanity still (despite being a pirate) to know that your blog alone speaks volumes of your ability to show her more love than ten parents. Real LOVE is apparent in your message.
May her father soon realize what he is doing.
Bless you both.
-z
posted by
zimm
on March 10, 2004 at 12:06 AM
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Encourage her to write about it
After all, it works for most of us here on the BN, and I wish I knew how when I was younger to just sit and WRITE out my feelings. However, I confess my childhood was far more pleasant.
My prayers for you and her.
-zimm
posted by
zimm
on March 10, 2004 at 12:03 AM
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I was disowned my parents when I was 18 and have never really gotten over it. I have had people that have loved me and guided me as a parent should since then. I charish the love of these people, my mother-in-law is one of them, my grandmother another, more then those who cast me aside. Without their love I would not have made it in this world. Sure I still feel pain over my parents, but it doesn't hold me down or back. Actually knowing that I survived it gives me the confidence that I can handle the future. (knock on wood) Knowing that there are good parents out there and not everyone is like my parents made it possible for me to be a good parent myself.
You're a wonderful person and the parent you are for her is something she will charish forever.
posted by
Kay-Ren
on March 9, 2004 at 11:07 PM
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Anna is very lucky to have you...
You've given her a chance at a life she might never have had.
posted by
Jay9
on March 9, 2004 at 10:54 PM
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Firstfig,all the more you have to provide the........
mother-figure and give Anna what she needs,stability and unconditional love..........two things that seem to bemissing with her folks.If they don't straighten out there will come the day that anna will see you and your husband as the "true mother and father."Remember this...any cow can give birth in a dield................that is NOT what it takes to be a parent. A mother is one who is at your dance recitals, school plays, and who is there to wipe away your tears when you have skinned your knee..............Don't underestimate the role that destiny has handed to you!
posted by
write4u
on March 9, 2004 at 9:09 PM
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